The TEFL Academy Blog

Talking about ourselves is something we all do, and we all enjoy doing. Whether it’s complaining, telling a funny story or talking about something sad that happened to someone we…

When you are in the classroom the last thing you want to think about is TEFL classroom management. You’ve already spent so much time and energy planning the content of…

Many people, when they think of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), think of being in a classroom in China (or Italy or Mexico) teaching the colours of the…

Presentation, practice, production. Game. Presentation, practice, production. Test. Sound familiar? It’s very easy to fall into a rut in the EFL classroom, especially if you are teaching similar lessons to…

Teenagers are different to any other age learner you will encounter. They are opinionated, but shy to voice their ideas; confident, but self-conscious; fun-loving but unenthusiastic. Finding activities that will…

We’ve all learnt about the different learning styles and how they can affect learning and how they should affect our teaching. At a basic level, it makes sense that learners…

As a teacher, there are a few cardinal sins which we commit, often unknowingly or on a regular basis. Not grading your language is one, not showing interest in your…

In order to classify learners according to their English proficiency, English is divided into a number of levels. This classification system is known as the Common European Framework of Reference…

If there’s one piece of advice teachers rely on to hand out to students who are looking for ways to improve their language skills, it’s reading. Read, we say, and…